@article {RN7,
	title = {Carbon Nanotubes as Reinforcement of Cellulose Liquid Crystalline Responsive Networks},
	journal = {ACS Appl Mater Interfaces},
	volume = {7},
	number = {38},
	year = {2015},
	note = {<p>n/a</p>
},
	pages = {21005-9},
	type = {Journal Article},
	abstract = {<p>The incorporation of small amount of highly anisotropic nanoparticles into liquid crystalline hydroxypropylcellulose (LC-HPC) matrix improves its response when is exposed to humidity gradients due to an anisotropic increment of order in the structure. Dispersed nanoparticles give rise to faster order/disorder transitions when exposed to moisture as it is qualitatively observed and quantified by stress-time measurements. The presence of carbon nanotubes derives in a improvement of the mechanical properties of LC-HPC thin films.</p>
},
	keywords = {actuator carbon nanotubes cellulose derivative humidity-responsive polymer liquid crystal soft motor},
	issn = {1944-8252 (Electronic) 1944-8244 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1021/acsami.5b05881},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26378467},
	author = {Echeverria, C. and Aguirre, L. E. and E. G. Merino and P. L. Almeida and M. H. Godinho}
}
